Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

218: Spiritual tea changesQingshi Ridge in the Qingyun Mountain Range, in late spring, was adorned with white camellias blooming across the mountains, adding vibrancy to the rocky landscape.

Bees buzzed busily among the flowers.

Meanwhile, deep underground in the mountain ridge, several Cultivators rushed into a tunnel, only to find the mining Cultivators already collapsed, and a giant rat hole at the exit.

These were Lin Shijie, Lin Yutie, Lin Houyong, and other members of the Lin Family.

Their expressions were visibly grim, especially Lin Shijie, whose fists were clenched tightly.

“Fifth Uncle, we must slay that Gold-Eating Rat King, otherwise, mining will have to stop!”

“Hmm!” Lin Houyong also nodded, but a headache arose at the thought of the Medium Grade third-tier Yao Rat that refused to confront them directly.

These Gold-Eating Rats initially only stole from the Glinting Metal Stone Vein.

What was even more infuriating was that after they killed a few second-tier Qi Refining Yao Rats, the Gold-Eating Rat King actually led its Yao Rats to retaliate against their Cultivators.

It was well known that the Glinting Metal Stone Vein was extremely important, so the Lin Family arranged for Qi Refining Early Stage Disciples to mine there.

Because of these Gold-Eating Rats, not only was safe mining impossible, but many Family Cultivators also perished. Yet, these Gold-Eating Rats were incredibly cunning, never confronting their Foundation Establishment Cultivators, always fleeing with their rat offspring after stealing and biting the Qi Refining Disciples.

Furthermore, there was no pattern to their attacks; even with Formation coverage, the Gold-Eating Rats’ indestructible incisors would chew through it, allowing them to infiltrate.

And underground, Divine Sense was already greatly affected.

“It’s a pity Shiming isn’t here. Otherwise, with him and two third-tier Yao Beasts, he could definitely slay this Yao Rat!” Lin Houjie couldn’t help but sigh, thinking of someone.

Their inability to catch the Gold-Eating Rat King was one thing; another was their inability to instantly kill the third-tier Gold-Eating Rat King. Although this rat king wasn’t adept at attacking, its defense was astonishingly high.

Both of them were Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators, lacking even the strength to restrain it, nor could they form a battle Formation.

In the Void Realm, a Spirit Light arrived.

Lin Shiyong received the Spirit Light, which was a sound transmission talisman:

“You little rascal, you actually predicted it!”

Lin Houyong couldn’t help but smile, then led the others towards the spacious mine tunnel, quickly arriving at a large hall.

This hall had expanded significantly compared to before and was now named Shiling Cave.

At the entrance of Shiling Cave, Lin Shiming and his group were waiting.

“Fifth Uncle, Eldest Brother!” Lin Shiming called out with a smile.

After more than ten years, Eldest Brother Lin Shijie was as before, and Fifth Uncle’s demeanor was even more distinguished.

“Family Head!” Lin Houyong and Lin Shijie also quickly replied, then turned to Lin Yuqing:

“Eldest Uncle!”

“Grand Uncle!”

“Come, let’s go inside and talk!” Lin Houyong led everyone into a stone chamber in the stone hall, and Lin Shiming once again observed the underground stone cave.

Speaking of which, this stone cave was discovered by him and the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis back then. The central stone pool now had many spirit flowers planted in it.

“Shiming, you’ve come at just the right time! That Gold-Eating Rat King is truly annoying. With the three of us, we can definitely slay it!” Lin Houyong said excitedly, but the next moment, he noticed that Lin Shiming’s entire spiritual aura was much stronger than before, and he couldn’t discern his Cultivation Base:

“Shiming, you’ve reached Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?”

“By luck!” Lin Shiming cupped his hands, and the few people present sighed with emotion, Lin Shijie even feeling a bit envious.

He had Two Spiritual Roots, and it would still be some time before he could condense true essence and Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

As for Lin Houyong, breaking through to Foundation Establishment seemed to have exhausted all his talent; he was only just consolidating his Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivation Base.

“Then there’s even less of a problem!” Lin Houyong was overjoyed, then his expression turned serious as he brought up a matter:

“Shiming, with the appearance of a third-tier Gold-Eating Rat this time, I suspect there might be a third-tier Glinting Metal Stone Vein below. It’s just a pity we can’t arrange for Cultivators to explore it…”

Lin Shiming nodded. From Fifth Uncle’s words, it was indeed possible there was a third-tier gold-iron stone, otherwise, it wouldn’t attract a third-tier Gold-Eating Rat.

“Fifth Uncle, since the Gold-Eating Rats were driven away by you today, let’s rest for a while!” Lin Shiming spoke again, then took out the rare spirit tea he had collected from the Mingxin Tea Tree Main unit.

Then, he brewed a pot for all the Qi Refining Cultivators.

There were many Mingxin Tea Trees on Fangmu Mountain; in fact, Lin Houwei and Lin Shitao brought them back.

However, the Mingxin Tea Tree King had always been in Lin Shiming’s Immortal Cave, untouched.

The aroma of mingxin tea was extremely rich, and as spirit tea from the Tea King Tree, it was even more pronounced.

And the Tea Tree Wood Demon had been observing the Golden Thunder Bamboo, so the spirit tea also had an ineffable difference.

“Thank you, Family Head!” Lin Houxuan, Lin Shiyun, Lin Shilei, Lin Houyong, and the others all expressed their gratitude.

But surprisingly, Lin Shiming did not pour for the two Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Lin Houyong and Lin Shijie.

Their expressions remained unchanged. After all, they were now Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and drinking second-tier spirit tea wouldn’t have much effect. They just felt their hands a bit empty for a moment.

“Don’t worry, Fifth Uncle, Eldest Brother, you have some too!” Lin Shiming smiled softly, then took out a jade box.

He brewed a new pot of spirit tea again. As the purple tea leaves fell, the entire hall seemed to surge with Spiritual Qi, and the tea aroma filled the air.

“This is…?” Their expressions changed, and they felt their breathing quicken.

“The fourth-tier spirit tea rewarded by Zi Xuan Sanren!” Lin Shiming replied calmly.

There wasn’t much of this purple cloud tea, only enough for two brews. Lin Shiming had already consumed it once before, and the effects were excellent. His father had even begun to condense true essence. Because of this, he felt that this purple cloud tea was greatly beneficial for condensing true essence.

“This is too precious!” Lin Houyong’s voice was somewhat hurried, and he then reached for the mingxin tea teapot.

“Fifth Uncle, this is precisely for you two. My father and Seventh Grand Uncle have both had it!” Lin Shiming smiled and poured each of them a cup.

After drinking, both of them immediately looked tense and began to meditate on the spot.

Lin Shiming also poured himself a cup and drank it in one gulp.

The tea aroma still permeated the air, but at this moment, Lin Shiming also found that the effect of the second sip was slightly less, and there was no need for immediate preliminary refinement. However, its help to his Cultivation Base was still immense; if fully refined, it could save several years of arduous cultivation.

The Lin Family’s Qi Refining Cultivators also saw the fourth-tier spirit tea, and envy naturally flickered in their eyes. However, they dared not drink fourth-tier spirit tea. For a Qi Refining Cultivator, drinking fourth-tier spirit tea was not about enhancing Cultivation Base; it was courting death. The immense Spiritual Qi was simply beyond their ability to refine.

Moreover, even the top-grade mingxin tea was already extremely precious, and its aroma was still eternal and lingering on the palate!

However, what surprised everyone was that Lin Shilei and Lin Houxuan also began to sit cross-legged, activating their Cultivation Technique and circulating their Qi!

One must know that the Mingxin Tea Tree didn’t have such a potent effect!